Mr. Wolfrath's Cartographers - Sarah, Luis, and Caya

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LANDFORMS

DEFINITIONS

EXAMPLES

PICTURE

bay
bay is a body of water that is partly enclose by land(and is usally smaller than a gulf)
Hazen Bay
external image lake.jpg
http://www.hazennd.org/images/lake.jpg
waterfall
when a river falls of steeply, there is a waterfall
Rainbow Falls
external image rainbow_falls.jpg
http://www.mwhawaii.com/images/big-island/rainbow_falls.jpg
glacier
a slowly moving river of ice
Exit Glacier
http://www.terragalleria.com/images/np-alaska/kefj21146.jpegexternal image kefj21146.jpeg
gulf
part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land
Gulf of Alaska
http://www.savecorals.com/gulf/photos/files/g_abercrombie_coast.jpg
volcano
a volcano is a mountain vent in the Earth's crust
Augustine Volcano
external image Augustine_Volcano_Jan_12_2006.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Augustine_Volcano_Jan_12_2006.jpg
hill
a hill is a raised area or mound of land
Flagstaff Hill
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http://criticschoicevacations.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451ceb969e2010536797027970b-500wi
mountain
a high natural place on Earth-higher than a hill.
Mt.Bear
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fjord
a fjord is a long , narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs
College Fjord
external image college-fjord-tidal-glaciers_1176.jpg
River
a large,flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean
Black River
[[image: http://www.alaskawild.org/wp-content/images/black-river_downtown_chalk.JPG width="398" height="280" caption="external image"]]
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strait
a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
Icy Strait
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Lake
a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides
Alexander Lake
http://pro.corbis.com/images/AAHV001111.jpg?size=67&uid=%7B52D89FA3-4989-41BE-82C1-DD9119DE1A0A%7D
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island
an island is a piece of land that is surrounded by water
Fire Island
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sea
a large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean
Bering Sea

reef
a ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
Bligh Reef
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inlet
a narrow body of water between islands or leading inland
Taiya Inlet